Canada

Quebec police say fire that killed six, including four children, likely not criminal

SAINT-JACQUES, QUE. - Provincial police say they believe that a fire that killed six members of a family on Thursday in Quebec's Lanaudire region was likely accidental. A police spokesperson says inve...

Feb 10, 2023

Ottawa appeals court ruling directing government to help repatriate four men in Syria

OTTAWA - The federal government is appealing a judge's declaration that four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps are entitled to Ottawa's help to return home. In a filing today in the Federal Cour...

Feb 10, 2023

Canadian organizations deploy aid workers in Turkey to help earthquake survivors

TORONTO - Canadian organizations are deploying aid workers to help the survivors of a disastrous earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria. More than 22,000 people have been killed and thousand...

Feb 10, 2023

Ottawa spending $2M on new unmarked graves report lacks 'transparency': official

OTTAWA - A special appointee for unmarked graves says a federal decision to contract an international organization to engage with Indigenous communities on the issue lacks transparency and risks causi...

Feb 10, 2023

Trade Minster says she hopes public sees her 'sincerity' since admitting ethics error

OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says she hopes Canadians will see the "sincerity" in her efforts to make amends after breaking the country's ethics rules. Ng is testifying before a parli...

Feb 10, 2023

In The News for Feb. 10 : How did Canada's job market fare last month?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Feb 10, 2023

'The worst time to go backwards': International aid groups fear cuts as budget looms

OTTAWA - Canada's aid sector is nervously awaiting this spring's federal budget amid fears of funding cuts that could require projects abroad to shut down. "This lack of predictability is creating anx...

Feb 10, 2023

B.C. First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A First Nation on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency over what its leadership describes as the "unrelating impact of drugs and alcohol" on its m...

Feb 9, 2023

Quebec police say six people perished in house fire north of Montreal

SAINTE-JULIENNE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say they have found two additional bodies inside a home that burned Thursday morning north of Montreal, bringing the death toll to six. Police say four...

Feb 9, 2023

Neighbours of accused say no warning signs before Quebec daycare bus crash

LAVAL, Que. - Neighbours of the Quebec man accused of killing two four-year-olds when the bus he was driving slammed into a daycare were shocked by the charges, describing him as a pleasant individual...

Feb 9, 2023